Built in the 1960s, the Conservatory houses a collection of weird and wonderful plants from around the world. The displays change constantly, so there is always something new to see.
The ‘Mango Tree’ and the ‘Jacobean Lily’ were impressive
The Lily Pond was the centrepiece of the Conservatory
The Greenhouse/Conservatory was full of intriguing and colourful plants.
Ivor Steven (c) November 10th 2024
Over at Weekly Prompts, the Weekend’s Challenge is the word ‘Method’. Please visit their fabulous site by clicking on >> Here.
There was a ‘Method’ in our madness of visiting a “Corpse” today …
The “Corpse Plant” getting ready to bloom, and Frankie is watching closely
Visiting the “Corpse Plant”
Today we went to Geelong’s glorious Botanical Gardens
Our main objective was to see, the “Corpse Plant” flowering
Also named the Titan Arum
This extraordinary plant
Is renowned for the powerful smell
It releases when it blooms
A scent likened to rotting flesh
Hence its nickname, the “corpse plant.”
Alas, “Not today Josephine”
But “We’ll be Back”, tomorrow and the next day
To capture a live viewing of the flower in full bloom
As it only blooms unpredictably, just once every ten years
The corpse plant bloom itself lasts only 24 to 48 hours
So we’ll need to visit quickly to catch this unique sight
The video below is a live YouTube broadcast of the “Corpse” plant. Hopefully, you’ll be able to view the unusual flower as it blooms.
And here is a “Time Lapse” video from Dunedin City Council, New Zealand …
I had a difficult time trying to choose an appropriate music/video for today’s post, and I eventually selected this one by “Of Monsters and Men”
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Again, the Wild Wind Wins
Again, the wind is howling
Even the old owls are hiding
The magpies are wisely staying grounded
And at the fallen crossroad lights
The traffic is totally discombobulated
Again, the world is easily dumbfounded
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I wrote today’s Throwback Friday poem in November 2022, however, all the attached images were taken at last night’s sunset.
Wryly the Moon Sighs
Looking up into the sky
There, beyond the clouds
The world’s twilight pilot
Our phlegmatic half-moon
Petitions our eyes
And spiritually
Wryly sighs at our demise
Then wisely
Waits for Sunset’s disguise
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Our Sapphire Crown (a Haiku)
A bright sapphire sky
Birds, butterflies, dragonflies
Sharing the world’s crown
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Hello, dear readers and followers. I write for Coffee House Writers magazine (USA) fortnightly, and my poem “MoonDreaming” is in this week’s edition. …
To Read my poem, please click on the link below to visit the article, at Coffee House Writers Magazine.
>> https://coffeehousewriters.com/moon-dreaming/
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Bunny Ears
Nearing sunset
And the bunnies abound
Shyly grazing
Warily alert
Ears pricked
Noses twitching
Timidly aroused
By the slightest intrusion
Privately perceptive
Until eyes hear sound
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Rehabilitated
In the days of old
When the turquoise sky
Wore a smile of pure white gold
I remember gazing up beyond
The yellow wattle blossom
And I discovered the universe
Was a deep blue infinite pond
Today, I am perplexed
I witnessed the same colourful
White-gold and blue vortex
Resurface inside my cosmic annex
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Over at Weekly Prompts, the monthly Colour Challenge for November is Grey. Please visit their fabulous site by clicking on >> Here
Slate-grey Sky (a Rhyming Haiku)
In the light of day
The Moon has nothing to say
The Sun knows the way
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Feathered Friends (a Tanka)
Heavenly songbirds
Until hell freezes over
Nature’s opera
Resonating from the sky
Our feathered friends know the score
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Ivor Steven (c) November 2024
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